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Beth Nyland
Measuring = Paying Attention
in External Communication, Internal Communication, Life & Business, Spencer Grace, Story Mode / / 0 commentsLast week Jeff Herrington told me about a clever set of metrics he created to help businesspeople master the lessons…
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Beth Nyland
Roadside Minions are motivating mentors
in Creativity, Life & Business, Social Media, Spencer Grace, Story Mode, Visual Communication, Writing / / 0 commentsLast week my husband took his camera on an image-seeking adventure across the plains. Since starting his full-time gig as…
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Beth Nyland
Join me for a March of creative change
How To Be Creative is a theme that surfaces again and again when I sit down to write. Not because…
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Beth Nyland
What NOT to say if you want your point to have power
Lucky you! You get to speak at an industry event, corporate conference, or team meeting. No doubt, your presentation will…
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Beth Nyland
“I don’t know” is an opportunity, not a shortcoming
As 2022 drew to a close, several of my friends announced that they were stepping away from social media, at…
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Beth Nyland
9 acronyms for a more enjoyable business vocabulary
So much workplace communication is just crap. Big words trying to sound smart and important. Vague words trying to obscure…
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Beth Nyland
Um, yes, you ARE creative
When people ask me what I do for a living, I say I’m a creativity consultant. The obvious comeback is,…
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Beth Nyland
Are you boring? Stop that.
When Jill and I started our Story Mode program, we easily landed on our motto/tagline/hashtag: Refuse To Be Boring. This…
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Beth Nyland
In brainstorming, 39 is a powerful number
A decade ago, I accidentally invented a brainstorming rule. Scratch that. The only “rule” in brainstorming is that no idea…
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Beth Nyland
Creativity requires optimism, so get off that struggle bus
“I thought it would be easy.” When Jill and I use this prompt as a warm-up exercise in our Story…
